WV HB2598 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a senior status judge from filling a vacancy in the district or county in which they were formerly elected.
Title
Requiring that senior status circuit judges only fill vacancies in districts or counties in which they were not previously elected
Sponsors
Del. Justin Marcum [D] | Del. Kenneth Hicks [D] | Del. Ralph Rodighiero [D] | Del. Jeff Eldridge [D] |
Sen. Bill Hamilton [R] | Del. Jill Upson [R] | Del. Pat McGeehan [R] | Del. Joseph Canestraro [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2017-02-21 | House | To House Judiciary |
2017-02-21 | House | Introduced in House |
2017-02-21 | House | To Judiciary |
2017-02-21 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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29 | 6 | 4a | New Code | See Bill Text |
51 | 3 | 19 | New Code | See Bill Text |